U.S. peanut producers are going to have to learn to live with production and price volatility, says Marshall Lamb, research leader at the USDA/ARS National Peanut Research Laboratory at Dawson, Ga....More

Over an 18-month period, Arkansan Brittney Turner photographed farmers and others in the agriculture industry in the Arkansas Delta, “capturing the day-to-day operations of modern farming.” That project has resulted in Farming the Arkansas Delta, a 60-plus page coffee table book containing vibrant photos of her region’s rich fields.

New soybean varieties featuring oil with high oleic content are on the horizon. The improved oil would have a longer shelf life without hydrogenation that produces trans fats and would also provide the benefits of improved health aspects and higher cooking temperatures....More

Anyone planning to grow grain sorghum this year needs to be aware of what can happen with the sugarcane aphid and how it can affect their crop budget, says Angus Catchot,Mississippi State University Extension professor of entomology and plant pathology....More

Shuqualak, Miss., farmer Walter Field says his venture into row crops four years ago "was like being thrown to the wolves. I had no row crop experience, I had no equipment, no equity. But with the high commodity prices in that period, I felt there was an opportunity."...More

Palmer amaranth remains by far the No. 1 glyphosate-resistant weed in cotton production. “We haven’t whipped it yet, but we’re getting a better handle on it,” says Alan York, emeritus North Carolina State University weed scientist. “Most growers have stepped up to the plate to address the problem; we’re controlling it much better today than we were a few years ago.”...More

Developments in recent years could make fighting root knot nematodes a lot easier — and less costly — for Greg Lyerly, who farms 1,100 acres of cotton, 800 acres of corn, 1,000 acres of soybeans and 300 acres of wheat near Leachville, Ark....More

The objective of the High Cotton award program closely follows the philosophy of the Farm Press Publications — to help growers produce more profitable, higher quality crops, by providing them with timely, hard-hitting information about technological advances, governmental regulations, and marketing opportunities. read more...

The Farm Press Peanut Profitability Awards are based on production efficiency, honoring those growers who produce the highest yields at the lowest cost per acre. Awards are presented to growers from the Lower Southeast, Upper Southeast, and the Southwest. read more...